Buxaceae
Cape box
Buxus macowanii
- Family
- Buxaceae
- Genus
- Buxus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Buig-my-nie, Afrikaanse buksboom
- Arabic
- شمشاد ماكواني
- English
- Cape box
Synonyms
- Buxella macowanii (Oliv.) Tiegh.
- Notobuxus macowanii (Oliv.) E.Phillips
Photos
Photo: Dr. Johann C. Knobel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.